CJUSD Board Meeting - October 2, 2025

001Well, good afternoon and thank Thank you for joining us and welcome to this edition of the Colton Jay Unified School District Board of Education. Our meeting on today, October 2nd of 2025. We're well into the school year and it's wonderful to see so many of you join us today. A full room full of wonderful people. We have lots on the agenda today. Some wonderful opportunities to celebrate and recognize some incredible programs as well as some business that we'll attend to. But we will go ahead and begin the meeting. As we do each meeting, I'll ask for a roll call attendance from Miss Medina. present. >> Mrs. Sandival >> present. >> Mr. Fuentes >> present. >> Mrs. Flores >> present. >> Mr. Flores >> present. Wonderful. Thank you for that. We'll begin with the renewal of

002the pledge of allegiance. I'm going to ask Mr. Guardyama since you're you just took a bite of something. I'm going to ask you to please lead us in the pledge of allegiance if you wouldn't mind. Thank you for that. Item 1.3 is the adoption of our agenda. And uh at this time we do have some Oh, at this time we have no amendments uh to the agenda. Is that correct, Dr. Mar? >> Yes. So we won't need to make uh take any action on item 1.3. The agenda will stand as presented. So that go ahead and that takes us to our first presentation of the afternoon. And this is our school showcase. We are excited to welcome our student leaders from Colton High School. We have assistant principal Mr. Czech here to please introduce our

003student leaders. [Applause] Uh, good evening, board president Dan Flores, board members, uh, superintendent Dr. Miranda, executive cabinet. I'm excited to to be here today on behalf of, uh, Mr. Abbott, our wonderful pres um, assistant princ, uh, principal of Colton High School to introduce some awesome students. Uh these are great students who represent not only yellow jackets but what we want from our students at the district. Among them they average a 3.62 academic way GPA. Uh they average an above a 98% attendance rate with one of them having perfect attendance so far. Uh and they just have a great personality. So, please help me welcome um our students will be informing informing you about some of the things that are happening at Colton High School. I will allow them to introduce themselves. [Applause] >> Good evening,

004board president Dan Flores, members of the board, Superintendent Dr. Miranda, executive cabinet, and community members. My name is Christian Jason and I am the senior class president at Colton High School. >> My name is Mia Perez and I am ASB vice president at Colton High School. And my name is Alexa Rua Maya. I am the sophomore class president at Colton High School. We would like to thank you all for your time and now present the CHS school showcase. [Applause] Okay, starting off with our academics. The Renaissance PBIS all school awards spring ceremony was on May 2nd and it was Winnie the Pooh themed. Divided by grade level, this ceremony highlighted student achievement in the fields of student of the month which had 111 recipients, PBIS which had 65 recipients and academic letters which had 198

005recipients. PBIS also held a raffle for the awards recipients and they won prizes such as TVs, headphones, karaoke systems, and other awesome prizes. The Caspella kickoff incentive was on April 22nd for 9th and 12th graders who earned a proficient score on math, ELA, and or science CASS test during their previous school year. 173 students were proficient on one exam, 108 students were proficient on two exams, and 51 students were proficient on all three exams. Seniors were prevent presented their AVID stole by a mentor of their choosing at the AVID stole ceremony on April 23rd to commemorate their time in AVID. The CTE Culinary Arts Building ribbon cutting ceremony was held on April 22nd. The event included a performance by marching band cheer and a pledge of allegiance led by former ASB vice president and current

006ASB president Aubrey Gonzalez as well as NJOTC. Colton High seniors took a huge step towards life after high school by making their commitments at the annual college commitment ceremony hosted by CHS Renaissance which set the stage for an evening dedicated to celebrating the students's achievements and future aspirations. On May 6, CHS Heel students were given the opportunity to experience the viewing of cutting edge technology like the Da Vinci surgical robot and ion lung biopsy robot thanks to the nonprofit Intuitive Foundation who brought their mobile lab to Colton High. Luis Rodriguez, an award-winning author and poet, addressed Colton High students during an assembly on May 5th. Rodriguez's impact on Colton High was immense for students. After his speech, students came up thanking him, relating to him, asking for advice, and he left the auditorium feeling inspire

007inspired. The Solarbo competition was hosted at Ukipa Regional Park on May 2nd through 4th. Colton High participated for its third consecutive year and came in sixth place overall in the competition. For the Yellow Jacket Steam Club, this was a year-long project. Their efforts were awarded as they won best workmanship for engineering excellence. Senior sunset was hosted by ASB on May 9th. Seniors had the chance to come together at the football field from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. where they signed yearbooks, read letters to their future selves, and ended the night by releasing balloons with heartfelt messages symbolizing new beginnings. Grad night was on May 18th at Disneyland Resort from 900 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The senior breakfast was hosted by ASB and culinary arts students on May 20th. And afterwards, seniors engaged in the annual senior

008walks at their middle and elementary schools. Finally, ending off the year was the class of 2025 graduation, celebrated with speeches from both students and board members, which recognized 12 years of dedication, and provided advice for future years to come. For families that could not attend the graduation, they were able to watch it on a live stream. and our class of 2025 top students that had graduated had a ceremony of their own complete with a presentation of their diplomas and most importantly lots of dancing. I would now like to introduce Christian Jason our senior class president to continue the presentation. [Applause] Okay, I would like to start off with AP testing for May of 2025. 172 AP exams were passed from May 2025 AP testing. 32 students were awarded the AP Scholar Award because they earned

009a three or higher on three or more AP exams. One student was awarded the AP Scholar with Honor Award for earning a 3.25 two, five or higher on four or more AP exams. Miss Baker and Miss Griffith came together to present the Hill Pathway at their annual freshman heel orientation and all it brings to Colton High. These two wonderful ladies separated the freshmen into different working groups to go over different subjects of Hill such as the body. The college and career ready kickoff assembly was on September 5th. This presented information to all students about anything to do with college readiness. Our A throughg requirements, pathways, and GPA requirements for certain clubs and for sports were also presented to ensure students understood Colton High's vision and goal for their staff and students. Miss Buskerk hosted the

010annual leadership orientation on July 21st with the combination of ASB and Renaissance students to help get them prepared to to kick off the year strong. Colton High had their registration on July 22nd to the 25th. ASPN Renaissance helped make sure students had their ID cards, schedules, and PE clothes purchased to prepare for the upcoming school year. CHS band had their camp on July 21st to the 26th to prepare for amazing for an amazing year full of fun and music. Esmeralda Alvarez and I, Christian Jason, senior class president and vice president, presented the senior info meeting on August 6th that informed seniors on cap and gown, grad night, and prom info. The heal blood drive was on September 12th. Periods 1 through 6. Students were summoned out of class that volunteered to donate blood. Each student

011that donated got a $10 gift card to In-N-Out. Colton High's link crew hosts a freshman followup once every month. Seniors and juniors pair up to make the freshman's middle to high school change smooth and easy with no stress and only success. Link Crew also hosted their annual freshman luau on September 24th where they invited the class of 2029 to enjoy food and drinks to create new friendships and bonds within their class. The ASB senior class hosted the annual senior sunrise on August 15th. The theme was teacups to tassels. ASB hosted Colton High's welcome back rally on August 29th. The senior class also hosted the annual SOA senior fundraiser on September 9th through the 12th. We had our club rush on September 10th. We had all of our clubs and sports handing out goodies and each

012of them had signup sheets during lunch. After school, we also had our back to school night where all of the clubs and sports sold food and drinks from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Students and families were able to visit teachers and see the campus. We had a ceremony for our veterans and first responders on September 11th and a party in the USA themed football game to follow. The ASB senior class hosted a senior splash rally on September 12th where they had water games, inflatable fair games, and bacon wrapped hot dogs. And now I would like to introduce Alexa Ruiz Amaya, our sophomore class president to finish off our presentation. [Applause] I would like to begin with our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. On September 17th, we hosted a Hispanic Heritage Month event. During lunch, we celebrated

013with live music, a traditional game of Loia, serving candies for students. Top-Notch Coffee and Top Mobile Bistro create and promote everyday life and work experiences for our adult students with extensive needs. Moving into fall sports, varsity softball, the Lady Yellow Jackets won the San Andreas League Championship with an undefeated 8 to zero league record. and an impressive 24 to25 overall record. The team made it to the second round of the CIF playoffs. Varsity baseball, the Yellow Jackets, finished in second place in the San Andreas League and earned a playoff spot. They won two playoff games and reached the semifinals. Varsity football is heading into the homecoming game versus Grand Terrace High School with a three to3 record. They have a strong start to the year as they have played through a through a challenging schedule.

014Varsity volleyball. The Lady Yellow Jackets have achieved more wins this year than the two previous years combined. They are currently tied for the second place in the league and have a strong chance to make playoffs. Cross country hosted 31 schools with over 850 runners attending for the annual Colton Swarm. They also ran their second league mini meet on October 1st. And both girl boys and girls are in position to claim the spot in CI in the CIF race at Mount Sack. Girls tennis's roster has expanded to our largest total numbers this season. With over 20 young ladies on the team, the Lady Yellow Jackets are building towards a long-term success. Flag football. The late the Lady Yellow Jackets have faced many many challenges but persevered through them all to secure the school's first victory over

015RM RIM High School on Saturday, September 20th with the score of 6 to zero. Our varsity compet competition cheer squad coming off a strong showing at last year's CIF championship will compete in two southern southern regionals this season before returning to the CIF championship. Moving into PBIS, we had PBIS impleation day on August 8th, and every class teachers held a PBIS lesson to teach students about the PBIS expectations. The hip hop club hosted the PBIS assembly during fifth period. CHS was awarded with the platinum PBIS status. PBIS continues to have lessons on extended days, and teachers hand out fivestar points to those students who are being respectful, respectful, and acting with integrity. Moving into Renaissance. Renaissance will host their first rewards redemption day on October 24th where students will be able to pick from a

016variety of items. Renaissance distribute distributed many sta staff and student birthday cards from July to September and continues to work on recognition for the upcoming awards ceremonies. Moving into attendance on September 23rd, 175 students who had an attendance rate of 95% or higher and less than 10 tardies from the second semester of the 24 to 25 school year were able to attend the fiesta lunchtime event. At the event, they were able to enjoy a bacon wrapped hot dog, eskezas, music, and prizes. Moving into upcoming events here at Coloulton High School, the homecoming rally, parade, and halftime game is on October 9th. The fire prevention week assembly hosted by CFD on October 10th. Slam dunk distracted driver assembly is on October 10th. Homecoming dance is on October 11th. The PSAT and SAT day is October 14th.

017Unity week is October 13th through the 17th. The the hip hop club will host a talent show on October 17th. Renaissance fall awards ceremony will be October 22nd. PB PBIS ren R re R re R re R re R re R re R re R re R re R renaissance rewards red redemption day on October 24th future ready campaign application focus on October 20th through the 24th college and career fair will be the 27th of October future ready campaign college application subment date will be October 28th and lastly the choir fall concert will be on November 7th finally we would like to thank you all for your time it is greatly appreciated and now we open up ourselves to any questions or comments you may have. Thank you for that presentation. I'll I'll open it

018up for questions or comments from board members. Board member Barara, please. Well, I want to start off by saying that you did an excellent job uh going through last year's uh main events and then uh bringing it on to the what's happening this year. Uh it it definitely seems that you've been very very busy over the last couple of years and and probably going to be continue being busy throughout this school year. uh as uh student representatives, you guys are our leaders on campus and uh one of the things that we always look forward is poise uh leadership, someone who could think uh very well uh on their feet. And all three of you exhibit that those characteristics even though you just give us a speech and you've just talked to us, you know, it

019shows your confidence is really really good. So I just want to commend you that for that as well. It it's great to see that Con High School has so many activities, so many things to uh involve all our students there at that campus. You know, there's a very rich tradition at Cone High School. Uh we like to always think that we're the best and and we want to say we are. So with all that, I just want to say thank you for being here. Thank you for sharing uh uh all the information up to this point of the school year. Wish all three of you continued success with your GPA, your testing and continue which is the one that is has the perfect attendance. Oh, very nice. Very nice. So your your other two jobs

020is to protect her from getting sick. Don't let don't make sure she gets to school. So with that, I just want to say thank you. Thank you very much. >> Thank you for that. Board memory bar. Other board member comments or questions, please. Board member uh Fuentes. >> Thank you. Thank you, board president. Just I'm going to ditto what what my colleague said over here. Uh, Mr. Ibara, you guys did an awesome job. It's great to hear all the activities that are going on in school academically and the fun activities. The food stuff is good. I love the food stuff. So, you know, anything has to do with food, I'll be there. But I congratulate each and every one of you. Like, uh, Mr. Jar said, you guys did such an awesome job. Very clear,

021very uh, professionally done. I can tell you that right now. And so, keep doing what you're doing. Uh, I know that for your college and career day, I'm going to be DJing that event for you guys. So, I know Miss Buskerk is back there. And, uh, I want to actually say thank you to Miss Buskerk for always having those activities for these kids and leading these kids to become those leaders in our community. So, thank you, Miss Buzz Buskerk. And I will see you guys. Yes. Yes. I will see you guys on the 27th at college and career day. I'm going to be there DJing like I said and uh we'll be dancing and singing and doing all that great stuff. So again, congratulations. Thanks, >> Board Member. Bertha Flores. >> Um I just wanted

022to add to uh what uh Mr. Bar was saying about your poise and um I want to add that your eye contact throughout the presentation was excellent and your smiles it just really adds to the presentation. Um I wanted to uh thank you for bringing all the data of the number of students that are you know with the test scores with all the test scores that you that that you brought to us. I just um it demonstrates um excellence at Colton High School. So, thank you for that. And uh you are awesome. Thank you. >> Wonderful. Board member Sandival. >> Just want to say congratulations to all of you guys. Great job. Per perfect. You guys did it awesome. And congratulations on that perfect attendance. That's awesome. >> All right. Well, again, I'll uh reiterate,

023great job on the presentation. You wonderfully uh done, not just in terms of the information, but your passion, and we can tell that you really enjoy what you're doing. You're doing a wonderful job as student leaders. Uh I want to commend you as student leaders, and of course, the administration, the teachers, and and the community. Colton High is is our oldest high school campus. It's a school that's well over 100 years old. And uh I was there for many of the events early uh early on. My son is a freshman at Colton. And I think what amazes me, Dr. Miranda, and there are many of us probably in this room, certainly in the community, who know Colton High very well and have been there many, many times. Um, I graduated from Colton. My my parents

024graduated from Colton High. But when you walk there today and you see how gorgeous the campus is and there's a lot of us who will joke, man, it wasn't anything like this when I was here. It has transformed so much. And I and I appreciate that because it shows how much we invest and care about the education of our students. And that's come through bond measures and that's come through volunteers and that's come through just the work of our amazing staff. But the campus is gorgeous and the buildings that you have and the resources and the facilities and the stadium and and you name it, the classrooms. Um so thank you for taking pride in that and I hope you encourage your fellow students to take care of it because you just get to be

025a steward of that for so many years, right? Four years you'll be a steward and then you'll hand it off to the next generation. And I hope you instill that in the students that are there because again, we're talking well over 100 years of tradition at your school that you're a part of. So, thank you for that. And uh great job. We'd love to shake your hands. [Applause] is in good hands with our uh our incredible high school students. So, all right, this takes us to special presentations for this evening's agenda. Our first special presentation is our item 3.1 our employee recognitions. And so I would like to ask that our human resource directors Dr. Kathy Cervantes and Mr. Eric Ciso please come forward to lead us in this presentation for our employee recognition. [Applause]

026Good evening, board president Dan Flores, board members, superintendent Dr. Miranda, and members of the audience. My name is Erikiso. I'm director of human resources classified, and I am proud to be here to introduce our employee recognition for the month of September. So, the first person that I'd like to call up is a fan favorite, which we'll soon find out. Um, he is a district safety officer from Terrace Hills Middle, Mr. Jordan Scott. Can you come on up here for me? [Applause] So popular that we actually had um the the people that were presenting had dialogue amongst themselves as to who got the honor. And so um the person who won is Mr. John Saxs, director of safety and security. If you could come on up. Come on up here. >> Good evening, President Flores, members

027of the board, superintendent Dr. uh Miranda, members of the district community. Before I start, I need to because of that little duel that we had, I need to invite principal Aphidonis from Terrace Hills because I can't I can't have done this without her. Uh we did go back and forth over who gets the honor of doing this. So u I did pull rank because he's part of our our department. It is my uh my absolute honor to present the September employee recognition award uh to one of our own district safety officer Jordan Scott assigned to Terrace Hills Middle School. Jordan was nominated by a Terrace Hills staff member for consistently modeling the values at the heart of our district. Respect, trustworthiness, responsibility, and caring. So, I'm going to read to you the statement provided by

028that employee. I would like to nominate Mr. Jordan for his outstanding presence on our campus. He has a special bond with our students, which allows him to interact with them in a fun and respectful way. He demands respects and gives it, teaching our students they are they are valued and that they matter. As co as a co-orker, Mr. Jordan is personable and brings a special light to our campus. He embodies the very core that this district stands for. So collectively uh the principal, the assistant principal, Mr. Piaznney and the security supervisor for your area, uh Mr. Frankie Mestus, who wasn't able to attend today has a conflict uh calendar conflict. To understand the impact Jordan has on campus, you first have to know about Frozone Friday. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] >> You stole my thunder. I

029was supposed to say pause for effect and you guys were supposed to do that. Inspired by the superhero Frozone, The Incredibles from The Incredibles, this weekly lunchtime tradition has become a highlight for students. Every Friday, Jordan can be found surrounded by a eager group of middle schoolers ready to test their knowledge in a trivia test. Winners earn a coveted pair of Frozone glasses. As you can see, it's a simple prize, but a powerful symbol of fun, school spirit, and connection. What started as a small idea has grown into a tradition that a tradition that captures Jordan's creativity and his ability to make school a place where students feel included, seen, and celebrated. But Frozone Friday is just one example. Jordan is woven into the fabric of the THMS community. You'll see him coaching intramural sports

030after school, keeping a steady beat with the staff band, which is a whole other talk show, uh, and trading friendly uh, quote unquote best high- five competitions with the principal in the hallways. These moments may look small, but together they reflect something much greater, the joy, trust, and belonging he creates for students. Jordan's work is not only about positivity. It's also about professionalism and safety. He balances warmth and approachability with a steadfast adherence to district protocols. He builds authentic relationships with students, holding them accountable while still showing empathy and respect. His presence on campus is both reassuring and inspiring. As students and staff alike call out to him with energy and enthusiasm as supervisor uh as his supervisor, Mr. Frankie Mestus often observes Jordan embodies what it means to be a district safety officer in

031Colton Joint Unified School District. He shows that safety and security can be paired with approachability, kindness, and joy. He reminds us that a protector can also be a guide, a mentor, and a role model. In the words of Terrace Hills administration, Jordan Scott is not only a familiar presence, he is a centerpiece of the school community. His recognition tonight is both welldeserved and for anyone who knows him, not surprising at all. >> So, so tell me who you have for your support system here tonight. >> My mother and my father. >> Mom and dad, can you please stand? >> Thank you. You have done an amazing job raising a remarkable young man. Thank you. On behalf of the Office of Safety and Security Services and the entire of District Leadership team, it is my great

032privilege to recognize and congratulate District Safety Officer Jordan Scott for the month of September. [Applause] man a few words. >> Okay. >> Wow. Um, it's honestly overwhelming. Um, hearing the words and seeing the work that I do actually mean something. Um, I am a product of this district. Um, graduated from Grand Terrace High, second ever class. Um, and it is a pride for me to say that I get to continue to contribute to this this district and the students therein growing and you know, becoming the leaders that they they all can be. Even the students that you saw from Colton High, they were my students in Think Together when I was working for Think Together. So, it's it is beautiful. That was just amazing to see them up here speaking so eloquently, speaking so proudly

033about the work that they do because it reflects the work that I've done. Um, so thank you all for this honor. [Applause] U fun fact about Jordan is um I met Jordan 10 years ago when Miss Rhonda brought him to Lincoln and yes he was still this high. Let's give him another round of applause. Our next employee um of the month for September is our certificated staff and that is Relle Lloyd and she is she is the ASB director and English teacher at Colton Middle School and introducing her will be Dr. Rosanna Hernandez. So Roshelle, come on over. And Dr. Hernandez, come on over. Good evening, board president Flores, board member, Superintendent Dr. Miranda, and members of the audience. This is Miss Lloyd, our beloved ASB director and a valued English teacher, a Colton Middle

034School. She is an exceptional human being with a big heart for students and the Colton community. Over the years, she has done a lot more than just teach English and run ASB. She has run our PBIS tier 1 team, Saturday. She served as the gate coordinator, ran after school clubs. She has spent countless hours of her own time planning events, keeping things organized, coordinating, and her impact on our school c school culture has been immense. The school has relied on Miss Lloyd a lot over the years for help and support. She has gone out of her way to serve. It's time that she formally be recognized for her incredible efforts, her kindness, and the hours and hours she pours into the Colton community. She makes a big difference in the lives of others. Just one

035example is during our seventh grade orientation, Miss Lloyd had several former students come to help just volunteer. If it wasn't for the care and support that she gave those students, these kids would not be returning and wanting to make an impact. She didn't even have to ask them to come. They came because they wanted to. The Falcons wanted to feel more of the love and care that she poured into them when they were there and they wanted to keep that tradition going. We thank Miss Lloyd wholeheartedly for everything she's done for Coloulton Middle School. And this school would not be the same without unsung heroes like you, Miss Lloyd. We thank you. Um Oh, thank you. I I really love working at the school. I love working with students. Um I've always worked in Coloulton.

036Um and I have to brag a little bit. Jordan before Terrace Hills got him was at Colton. He was actually one of my students and he wasn't as tall as me yet I don't think in my mind. In my mind I was taller than him but um so it's awesome to see some of our students that are presenting. Mia Perez was our ASB president. Um and then I know I've always I've had some of your students at our school as ASB or working. So um I really appreciate this is nice. Um like I said it's it's nice to get recognized for the work that we do. So, thank you. Oh, and my awesome support system here, my mom, um, who has worked in a school forever, too. And then my husband and my um, beautiful

037niece and her husband. My niece is also a teacher, too. It runs in the family. So, thank you guys. Another round of applause, please. All right, our next person is on the management side and this person actually I believe interrupted her vacation to be here. Shows the dedication. Um, this person is Miss Diane Mendes, our facilities project manager. Diane, come on up. And presenting her award today is going to be Mr. Dr. Owen Chang, director of facilities. >> Good evening, board president Flores, member of the board, uh, Superintendent Miranda, Cabinet, members of the public. Uh my name is Owen Jang, facility director for the Colton Junior 5 School District. I have the distinct pleasure of um recognizing one of our very own, our facilities project manager, Dian Mendes, as our management employee of the month.

038Dian's nomination highlights her incredible dedication and overseeing the the construction of five new TK kindergarten classroom this year at Grimes Elementary. her perseverance and tireless work, which often involves coming in uh early and leaving late or overseeing contractors, opening up for them on Saturdays to fix fire alarm system uh ensures that her projects are on time, on budget, and on schedule. But what truly sets Diana apart is her commitment to the people inside our build buildings. The nomination notes that she is thoughtful and works hard to ensure construction doesn't interfere with learning and that our students and staff remain safe and comfortable. This is a testament to her care and reminds me of a famous quote from Dian's favorite sports team, the Dodgers. Oh, by the way, they swept the the Cincinnati Reds. Not that

039I'm paying attention. 8 to four yesterday. Um hope there's no Cincinnati fans here. Apologize. Um, famous dodger legend Tommy Sorda. The difference between impossible and possible lies in man's determination. Dian's determination makes the seemingly impossible possible. All because she cares. When I first joined the district, one of my colleagues told me, "Owen, don't expect to get any cookies for a job well done." Diane does the hard work making sure our schools are safe and functional, not for recognition, but because it's her responsibility to students and the staff she serves. However, tonight I believe we have a well-deserved exception and we are giving her Diane her well-deserved cookies. Do we have a little present? >> Make sure you're here in our staff meeting tomorrow. Oh, by the way, again, dodger colors. So, all right. Um, Diane,

040on behalf of entire department, thank you for your leadership, dedication, hard work, and putting our students first. Thank you. Thank you, Owen. Thank you, board. Um, I just want to thank you guys for letting me have the opportunity to serve our students at Colton Joint Unified School District. Facilities does impact student achievement and I'm so happy how you vote in projects that are going to affect our students and allow me to do my passion which is to create educational facilities. So, thank you so much for this opportunity and this honor. I really appreciate it. Thank you so much. Oh, and I brought my husband of 45 years with me tonight. Who allows me the time the the time to have the passion I have for what I do. So, thank you, honey. >> I have

041to apologize to Mr. Mendes. I I do not force Diane to work late. She does it on her own perition and coming on weekends. So, and also we don't have the the the large massive following of Jordan, but we do have a few facility staff. You guys stand up. We're small but mighty. Um, fun fact about uh, Miss Mendes, she can tell you how many Rubik's cube can fit in a Sealand container. So, ask her later for it. Let's give her another round of applause. That ends our presentation. Thank you very much. Have a good evening. >> We thank you for that and thank you for the opportunity to honor some amazing uh staff that we hear with the district. And I think it's a wonderful example of how everyone that works for the district

042really does have an impact on the quality of education that our students receive. And so it's not just what happens inside the classroom, it's on the campus, it's what's happened in our offices behind the scenes that create that environment. So thank you for that. We appreciate that. Thank you, Dr. Miranda. Yep. All right. Our next item on the agenda is uh item 3.2, introduction of new management. And so I will go ahead and turn it over to Dr. Brandon Dade, assistant superintendent of human resources. >> Thank you. Good evening, board president Flores, board members, Superintendent Dr. Miranda, and members in the of the audience. It is my honest honor honor and pleasure to introduce our new assistant principal at Grand Terrace High School, Jenny Presiato. [Applause] Now, Jenny comes to us with over 11 years

043of teaching. Um, within that time as teaching, she was not only a great Spanish teacher, but she understood that especially at the high school level, you have to support students during the day and after school because extracurricular um connections helped to students to achieve as well. So, she was a Saturday school lead as well as a club advisor. um some of her leadership roles, one of my favorite WASH chair. You learn a lot doing when you're a WASH chair and PB PBIS tier 2 coach. Um and she was the culture committee chair as well. Now for fun facts, she is a San Bernardino native. Um she graduated from a Royal Valley High School where she was a triathlete in water polo, softball, and golf. Awesome. Awesome. Um she earned her bachelor's degree in Spanish and

044studio art. Um, and she had earned her master's uh degree from UC Riverside. Um, and and that was in education. And then she earned her masters in school administration from Cal State San Bernardino. So, a true native. Never left. Huh. Definitely. Um, she is a first generation college student. Um, she loves loves loves music. Loves it so much that she has a deep passion for live performances and has been to more than 50 concerts. And her favorite concert is one of my favorite artists as well, Beyonce. Favorite because she's a great entertainer. That's, you know, don't want no problems at home. But um but um she also loves supporting her son on the baseball field and cheering on her daughter at at dance competitions and softball games. So once again, want to give Jenny a

045well warm warm welcome. She has this aura and about love and passion for kids and you know I got to see her teach and um she most recently was high school learning specialist and she really took that job um to another level as well. So we're so happy that you join the administrative team at Grand Terrace High School. Um and the love and passion you're going to bring to that community is going to be wonderful. So thank you Jenny. [Applause] Good evening board president Flores, board members, superintendent doc, Dr. Miranda, and members of the audience. I would like to thank Dr. Miranda, president board Flores, and the board of education for the opportunity to serve Grand Terrace High School as the assistant principal. I am deeply grateful to my principal, Charlie Neighbors, and my colleagues

046whose encouragement and support inspired me to pursue this role. Most importantly, I would like to thank my friends and family, my mom, my brother, my husband, and especially my children, Alexander and Athena, whose love and support make this journey possible. Thank you guys. One more round of applause for Jenny, please. >> And that concludes my presentation for this evening. Thank you. >> Wonderful. Thank you, Dr. Da. >> All right, this brings us to our public hearings for this evening. We do have a number of public hearings for this evening. We'll begin with item 4.1. This is the Colton School Employee Association Sunshine Proposal for the Colton Unified School District. Uh at this time, I'll ask if there is a representative from CSEA who'd like to read. All right. Read the sunshine proposal. So, we'll bring

047the Oh, sorry. Let me open the hearing. Thank you for that, Joanne. We'll officially open the public hearing and I will call forth uh chapter president Guardyama to please read the sunshine proposal. Good evening, Board President Flores, board members, Superintendent Dr. Moren, and members of the audience, Anthony Guama, CSA Chapter President, Colton 244. Tonight, I'll be reading the 2526 reopen and negotiation sunshine proposal. The California School Employees Association and its chapter 244 present our initial proposal to negotiate 2526 reopeners. CSE desires to al alter and or amend the following articles as indicated and presents our proposal for public discussion in accordance with government code 3547 as follows. Article four, grievances. CSE will propose language to increase the current amount of association release time. Article six, compensation. CSE will propose language to attract and retain the

048best qualified professional classified staff by improving the existing salary structure. Provide cola to all bargaining unit members based on the 2526 California state budget and other funds available to the district. Article 7, salary classification. CSE will propose language to update and clarify the process of re reviewing job classifications, update the reclassification process. Article 8, health and welfare benefits. CSC will propose language to enhance the health and welfare benefits of bargaining unit members corresponding with the district's ability to pay. Article 9, hours. CSC will propose language to guarantee compensation for mandatory training. Article 10, assignments. CSC will propose language to clarify the transfer process and enhance rights for interview panels. Article 12, leave provision. CSC will propose language to clarify use of sick leave. Article 17, disciplinary action and dismissal procedures. CCA will propose propose language

049to clarify progressive discipline. Article 18, layoff and reemployment. CSC will propose language to clarify seniority. Article 20, orientation and inservice training. CSE will propose language to guarantee compensation for mandatory training. Article 28, transportation employees. CSE will propose language to ensure fair and equitable policies and procedures. Appendices. CSEO will propose language to include all job classifications in appendix 2 and add a new appendix to capture techn technological changes. And that's it. That's it. Thank you. Have a good evening. >> Thank you. Appreciate that. Thank you, Mr. Boryama. And are there any public comment? Uh I have no public comment. Speaker slips, Miss Medina, does anyone wish to speak on this particular public hearing? If not, we will go and close public comment. And I will go ahead and close the public hearing for item 4.1. I

050will now open the public hearing for item 4.2. This is the Colton J Unified School District Sunshine for Colton School Employee Association, CSEA. I do not have any speaker slips. Uh, Miss Medina, do you have any speaker slips for this item? Does anyone wish to speak on item 4.2? Seeing none, we will go ahead and close the public hearing. And we will open our next public hearing. And this is item 4.3. We will open 4.3 which is Association of Colton Educators Sunshine for Colton Joint Unified School District. At this time, I'll ask if there are any members of the public that wish to speak on this item. All right. Seeing none, and I do not have any speaker slips. We will go ahead and close item 4.3's public hearing. Our next public hearing item is

051item 4.4. I will open the hearing. This is Colton Unified School District Sunshine for Association of Colton Educators. Does anyone wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, and I do not have any speaker slips at this time. So, we will go ahead and close item 4.4. We will close the hearing. And this takes us to our final public hearing for the evening. And this is item 4.5. So, I will open 4.5, which is resolution number 2619, certification of compliance regarding sufficiency of instructional materials for the 202526 Williams settlement. Are there any members of the public that wish to speak on this item? All right, seeing none, and I do not have any speaker slips for this item. So, I will go ahead and then close the public hearing on item 4.5. All right. And

052then we will reconvene our regular meeting of the co school district u board of education. And our next item in the agenda is public comment. This is our general public comment for items either on the agenda or not on the agenda within the jurisdiction of the board of education. Just a reminder to all speakers, uh would ask that you please address your comments to the board of education. You do have three minutes and you'll see not only the timer on the board, but you'll also have, I believe, a lights and a buzzer on the podium. So, we'll begin with our first public speaker and I have Miss Cynthia Rivera. Michael Miranda, I'm here due to an injury that happened at Colton High School and I went to the school, did not get any information, and

053I wanted to know um is there a budget for the um for the athletic director that she has given to her that she gets yearly or anything or any equipment for the kids. My grandson was tackled on September 17th headon looking up receiving the ball from the kicker and when he was didn't get up the went out there, they checked him. They were there for a while. They took off his helmet and then they literally had to hold his head and two um of the coaches had to lift him by like sitting, put him in the um golf cart, took him to my daughter's car, and she had to go to the hospital. When we got to the hospital, they said um the paramedic like it was there and said, "Why is he coming like

054this? Where's his neck brace?" And when we asked, they don't have any neck braces there. They don't have a backboard, nothing. It took them 15 minutes to get out of that car that they had to be very careful. They later later had to transport him by ambulance to Lomolinda Children's Hospital to make sure there was no spinal damage due to the fact of how he was picked up. Thank God there wasn't. My concern is for safety of other kids. Do does she not do they not have a budget for at least neck braces to have on site or a backboard? Because you know that just blew my mind the way they carried them off. I was so upset because you know I know it's part of football but the way they handled it you know

055she had nothing. I said where's the we have nothing. She I just have so I'm sorry I have nothing. So my concern I went to the school and asked can you where can I go? I've been waiting since last week for a call from the school to tell me what do I have to do? Do I have to fundra because they have no booster? What I I don't want another child. Luckily, my grandson, nothing happened. But what if the next child? That's my concern and that's why I brought it to you because nobody can give me an answer. Thank you. >> Uh thank you for that, Mr. River. That's obviously very serious and we will uh we will follow up with you. I'm going to uh look at Dr. Anthony Ortiz, if you'll please follow

056up because this falls under the student services, safety, uh our athletic trainers, etc. Um he'll connect with you. If you'll please uh make sure you provide your information, we will follow up. So, thank you. Uh that is the only speaker slip card that I have for this evening. Are there any of the public speakers for tonight's meeting? Going once, going twice. All right, we'll go ahead and close our public comment for this evening then. This takes us uh item 6.1 under our administrative presentations. We have a very special presentation uh this this evening. We're very excited to bring a presentation under equity and access um project uh educational services division. I see Dr. Peterson stepping to the podium. So I'm going to go ahead and turn it over to her to introduce our presenters and

057what will be a very exciting uh presentation. So Dr. Peterson, >> good evening. Board President Flores, uh, board members, Superintendent Dr. Miranda, and members of the audience. U, one of our main pillars of our design plan, and of our LCAP is equity. And it is my honor tonight um to have our team present to you all the work that's being done in that category with our students and our families in the community and our district. And so, with that being said, um, I will let Dr. Dr. Nyrie Clark, our coordinator of equity and access in our school improvement accountability department. Um, come up and continue or start the presentation. [Applause] All right. So, good evening, board president Flores, board members, superintendent Dr. Miranda, and members of the audience. I'm Dr. I Clark and oh, where's

058the clicker? coordinator of equity and access. And tonight, I'm honored to share our 2025 equity and access review. A reflection of where we've been, of where we are, and where we're going. As a district committed to serving every student with purpose at CJUSD, equity is not a one-time initiative. It's a perpetual mechanism. It ensures every student has the opportunity to fulfill their passions, grow intellectually, and increase their value through access and resource allocation. This philosophy grounds all of our work and decisions. Our work is anchored in five pillars of equity. So you see here measures of growth and shared understanding which is using data for clarity and progress. We have responding equitably to student needs. Elevating student voices to guide decisions. Proactive support and relationships which is building systems of care and support. culturally per

059uh cultural proficiency, responsiveness, and inclusion, which is honoring culture as an asset, not a barrier. And lastly, we have safe spaces and feedback, which is ensuring students feel seen, heard, and valued. I have built a three-year equity plan to guide progress. Year 1 2024-25 is centered on foundation building. This is training, communication and early inclusion. Year two is 202526 the implementation and alignment. This is expanding inclusive instruction, engaging parents and increasing program awareness. In year three, 2026 27, this is all about scaling up, consolidating efforts, improving data tools, and ensuring equitable resources for all. Updating the African-American action plan is part of the work that directly addresses student needs. Additionally, in collaboration with our language support services department, I am assisting in analyzing the feedback from the needs responsive teaching data to strengthen how we

060support our multilingual English learners as well as all students. Ensuring equity and access are embedded in classroom instruction, resource allocation, and long-term planning. This three-year plan ensures equity remains systematic and not episodic and grounded in both data and evidence-based practices. Additionally, I'm pleased to report the completion of the students with disabilities SWD student voice findings in collaboration with our pupil personnel services department. We are jointly sharing the overall results of the SWD student voice findings just as we did with African-American students and our multilingual English learners. Each school will receive dedicated training on the findings. This creates a consistent system where student voices directly shape professional learning and site level practices. Equity requires proactive support and in the last year and a half we've taken bold steps in the area of artificial intelligence in collaboration

061with our chief technology officer Jamal Boyce edtech curriculum program specialists TK through 12 and our CJUSD AI task force. I am proud to report the direction AI has taken in CJUSD. So, we have our AI guidelines have been completed. The CJUSD AI action plan and comprehensive AI district plan are both in progress. Our first of three AI parent workshops supporting families in learning how to use AI responsibly and effectively had was just completed. And thanks to the leadership of our 712 edtech CPS Lauren Tyler, we now have a set of AI icons to make tools more accessible, an AI syllabus toolkit to support teachers in classroom integration, and an AI citation guide to teach students how to reference AI use ethically. These efforts show that CJUSD is not only preparing students and families to be

062AI ready. We are doing so with a clear equity lens, ensuring access to CJUSD AI approved tools while embedding responsibility and inclusion into our practices. Up next, a video highlight created by Eric Perez in our communications department to highlight our CJUSD learning community at this year's third annual summer institute. >> Welcome to the ML Institute where teachers are learning how to serve every student. Let's see what teachers are saying about this event. >> Days like this are important because it reminds us that all students can learn and all voices are important. We also have our own leaders at our own sites teaching each other. That is probably the best thing about today. >> We're really excited about this year's institute as it was created and being delivered by our very own CJUSD staff. Our goal

063is to equip teachers with additional strategies to ensure that they're creating a needs responsive environment as they welcome their students back to the 2526 school year. >> We're more equipped to go back into our classrooms, start the school year off on a positive note with the confidence to teach our students. This event reflects CJUSD's unwavering commitment to inclusion, equity, and academic excellence for all learners. Cultural proficiency is at the heart of our work. This year's third annual MEAL summer institute built staff capacity and culturally responsive teaching, needs responsive teaching. We saw the power of collaboration across departments. The department of school improvement and accountability partnered with language support services to create a trainer of trainers models which was used to deliver equity centered content at the summer institute. This ensured consistency, sustainability and broader impact

064as more staff across the district became equipped to lead the work of needs responsive teaching. We also launched the footsteps to freedom historical empathy tour, a transformative experience for staff that connects the present day to realworld events. Educator Maurice Severs is here today to share the impact of this trip on his lifelong pedagogical practices. Good evening uh board president Flores, board members, superintendent Dr. from Miranda and members of the audience. So, Footsteps of Freedom impacted me both professionally and personally. Professionally, it has given me a new pedig pedagogical framework for delivering history. I returned from this 8-day Underground Railroad study tour with a fire to do something to help change the world for the better. my other colleague that teaches seventh grade world history with me. We are both revamping now our curriculum because of

065the fire I have experienced from the Footsteps of Freedom Underground Railroad Study Tour. On a personal level, this experience has reignited my hope in humanity. As many of us know, history and really the world as we know it today can be really dark. Speaking of which, this Underground Railroad study tour laid out that American slavery was much worse than any of us could really fathom. But footsteps of freedom show me that there have always been good courageous everyday people doing the right thing in the face of darkness. From foot from freedom seekers courageously traveling on the underground railroad not knowing if they'd find freedom in Canada or Mexico to their allies people willing to risk it all with no personal reward except upholding the promise of freedom. Truly, I feel with every fiber of my

066being that every single person in our nation could benefit from going on this study tour. Thank you. [Applause] >> At this time, I would like to acknowledge all the participants of the Footsteps for Freedom Tours 1 and two. Can you please stand? [Applause] Thank you all. You may have a seat. This journey was more than a trip. It was an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of those who came before us, to reflect on the struggles and triumphs of history, and to connect those lessons to the present. Up next is a glimpse of what we experienced without too many spoilers. [Music] Hi. [Music] Want you? [Music] All right. Finally, we are committed to creating safe and affirming spaces for students. I have facilitated empathy and access student presentations for grades four through six at all

067the grades at three elementary schools um at and all the grades at Colton Middle uh middle school. I also delivered the history of the n-word presentation to over 1,200 4th through sixth grade students. This learning uh these learning opportunities provide students with the tools to develop empathy, understand complex context, and engage in meaningful discussions about equity. For educators, I've focused on professional development and building capacity through the equity design plan in collaboration with our safety and security department, think together staff, and high dosage tutors. Another professional learning opportunity being brought to CJUSD is the respect project, which focuses on improving student performance by helping teachers lawfully and appropriately support students of all faiths. These opportunities ensure our staff are equipped to meet student needs with both empathy and care. for families. As the facilitator of

068our African-American parent advisory committee, we've increased programming for Black History Month and created new events to foster a positive climate and culture for African-American students. I also collaborate with the language support services department to bring all district parent outings to build community amongst all of our diverse families. So now, educator Christopher Greenfeld is here to share the work of our equity our CJUSD equity task force. Good good evening to the board and thank you guys for the time. Okay, so some of our highlights. We have analyzed the equity design plan matrix to create a three-year plan of implementation. We have attended two free equity camps hosted by Los Angeles education partners to build capacity and equity that align with district equity initiatives. We have met with the data and assessment team uh to find out

069which student groups need the most support. Uh we have worked on recognizing June as LGBTQ plus pride month and October as LGBTQ plus history month. We have created monthly cultural heritage template templates to amplify the voices of all CJUSD community members. And finally, um, this amazing group of teachers, counselors, and librarians is dedicated to fostering inclusive and supportive environments at elementary, middle, and high school through afterchool clubs, lunchtime activities, and events to ensure all students feel heard, seen, and valued within the school community. Thank you. Together, these efforts, studentf facing, staff facing, and family facing are helping us build a system where equity and access are not aspirational, but lived experiences for all. In closing, I am proud of the progress that we have that have been made, but also know that equity work is

070never finished. We will continue to listen, respond, and innovate so that every student thrives. This is the true definition of serving with purpose together as one district. I invite you to follow the CJUSD chats podcast. I co-host with EdTech CPS Jen Sana. Through this platform, we foster conversations among students, educators, leaderships, and families that align with our commitment to equity and access. Lastly, I want to extend my sincere gratitude to the members of our equity task force. If you can please stand. Thank you so much. Their dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit drive much of the work forward, and their partnership ensures equity and access remain at the heart of our district. Thank you for your time, your leadership, and your commitment to equity and access. I look forward to your questions and continued collaboration. [Applause]

071>> Thank you, Dr. Clark, for that incredible presentation. Uh, I'll start with questions or comments from board members, please. So, board member Bertha Flores, please. Well, um, first of all, thank you, uh, for the presentation and I am also very proud of the progress that you've done, uh, in the short amount of time, you know, the the three years. Um, you what you shared today, that's who we are in Colton. I think, you know, we're unique and because we when our kids come to school, we meet them where they're at and we validate who they are. They're and um their differences, their the diversity is their gift to us. So, um I also like your visibility. I mean, I've been at the school sites and and naive, you're every everywhere. So, uh and I know

072you're in classrooms and you're, you know, in staff meetings and I mean, I just really really admire the work that has been done and look forward to what's coming. Um, and um, I love I love the presentation. I love where you're at. I love the people that are here that are our warriors. So, thank you so much. >> Other comments, questions from board members. See, uh, board member Fuentes, please. >> Thank you. First of all, I'm excited. I'm excited where everything's going. Thank you to the gentleman for a presentation, for bringing that forward. My 8day family that we spent eight days together. you know, we we saw each other go to sleep and get up. So, you know, we were on a bus for a few days, right? But, you know, something that trip was

073amazing. Uh it's something that I I'll never forget. It'll be part of my life. And I think it was well said. Uh that it's something that everyone needs to know. Everybody needs to go through that. Everybody needs to step in those footsteps. And I want to thank our safety director because he did bring that uh to his safety team a few days uh I think it was last week, wasn't it? Uh he brought it I'm sorry it's ongoing. But I mean I was there at one of the presentations at Colton High School where uh Mr. Hardy Brown uh came out and shared with the safety team and it did touch some hearts. I tell you that right now. It did touch some hearts. But you know something that's what it's what it's there for. It's

074for people to understand the reality of things that happened and things that are going on today. And uh so this is the world we're in today, but we need to make it better. We need to make it better. And through the eyes of certain things that have happened in the past, we see things that we can do better today. So again, thank you for the presentation, Dr. Clark and the equity team and my 8-day familia from Footsteps to Freedom. And I actually have that on my Facebook on my Instagram. I have that picture of all of us there at the museum because I am proud to be part of that. I'm proud to be here. Be proud to be part of Colton Joint Unified. Thank you. >> Thank you so much. [Applause] >> Thank you,

075Dan. First of all, I just want to thank all three of you for your presentation. It was excellent and uh very informative and thank you for sharing uh with us. Uh one of the things that always comes to mind is the strength of Colton Colon Joint Unified School District. The tradition that this district has over the many many years and within that the strength comes from our students, our teachers, our administrators and our communities. Uh with that being said, uh history is always a lesson that is being taught and as we take a look at history, there's serve parts of history that should never be forgotten. And we can learn from the past and we can move that uh continuously to the future as well. And we must never ever ever uh forget what has

076happened and the lessons that have been learned and where we need to go. And it should never be taken away from our students. And we should be allowed to continue to uh teach these lessons that are so valuable in life. And I I'm just so thankful that our district here has the the means and the ability to keep our eyes open with equity for all. And particularly like my colleague here said, in this current climate, we must never ever ever forget where we came from, you know, and where we're going. And these type of programs will continue to enhance all those type of beliefs, morals, uh, ideals that are important for us to thrive in the future and for our students to do well. So, I just want to say thank you for your efforts.

077Thank you for everything that you've done because these type of programs, you, your staff, and everybody's out there, you reach out to all these students. You teach them something that's new, something that they may not have ever thought of or never been taught at home or anywhere else. And with that gives them the ability to h formulate ideas and be able to see for themselves because as we all know, we're educators. Knowledge is power and we need to make sure we empower all our students and anybody who comes around them as well because as we saw our ASB uh presenters earlier um you know how well they did and they're are the future you know and we need to be able to pave those ways for all our students. So, you know, sometimes uh I

078think we sometimes may not realize the importance of what we do and what we have to offer to every student that comes through our district. And we try and make the effort to touch every one of them in every different way so that they could be well informed and prepare themselves and be knowledgeable to make knowledged decisions as they go become older and become adults. So, I just once again, you know, what you do is and what you're all doing, teachers, staff, administrators, I mean, it it's so important particularly now. And I just want to say thank you and I commend you for what you're doing because you know I'll just end by saying that conjoin unified school district it takes all of us every department every employee everyone that does something to make this

079district run to make this district thrive to make our students be successful. And it's so important for them to be able to see that because they only see through a small lens. We want to open that lens so that they could see the holistic picture. And I just once again, thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> And a lot to be said about this presentation and of course the work that's being done. I'll just share a little bit more of I guess a personal perspective. and I had the uh pleasure of being part of the inaugural class for the footsteps to freedom and I I can't think of another experience in my adult life that was impactful as that experience and as was shared um impactful uh emotionally um intellectually physically right uh whether

080it was climbing ranking hill or just trying to keep up with Hardy Brown that was a challenge but it was really inspiring in a way that it's difficult to describe. It almost has to be experienced. And that's why I I'm so grateful that we have made a long-term commitment to continue to part participate in this across the district. So, not just folks again in in the classroom. We love our educators, but we're seeing folks from across the district participate who have uh who are very deserving of this opportunity to change that lens and that perspective. It's it's incredible. And I'll push even further and say now it's more important than ever that we have these tough conversations and that we remember and learn from the past. We're lucky in California in the sense that we're

081a little bit insulated from the history that you see when you take a trip like Footsteps because in California we're a very young state and many of those things that occurred didn't happen in California. We weren't part of the union at that time. And so for us it feels like it's so far away and maybe so long ago that it's no longer relevant. And then you step into cities and towns and communities where you can still feel the spirit of what happened, the pain, but also the triumph and the courage of of the people there. I had the privilege of uh I was in Little Rock, Arkansas this past weekend and uh one of the presentations that they talked about was the Little Rock Nine. Little Rock in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas Central

082High School was one of the first integrated high schools in America. And again, we tend to look at this like, man, that happened so long ago and it was so disconnected. It was 1957. Now, that may sound like a long time ago for for some of you, but seven of the nine are still alive. Okay? There are people alive today who lived under segregation in this country. So when we want to believe or some want to believe that it happened so long ago and it's no longer relevant and what's the big deal and you have states uh legislators and governors trying to downplay and change curriculum and add things like you know well slavery wasn't all bad because they learned some valuable skills. This is true. I'm not making this up. This was a this

083is a state curriculum in a state that shall remain nameless. um we have to push back and we have to stand strong in our in our values and what we believe. And so I I thank you for this and I thank the board for continuing to hold the ground on this because we will be challenged at times as to why we're doing this and why we're continuing to invest in in in these programs and it's because we believe that this is what's ultimately best for our students and our families. So thank you for the courage that it takes to do that and Dr. Man for your leadership and the board. Thank you for standing firm in that. So with that I want to say thank you for the presentation and we look forward to continued

084partnership. Yeah >> further support. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. This takes us to our action items for this evening. We have action items 7.1 through 7.42. Are there any items that board members wish to pull for separate consideration? No. All right. Well, then I'll go ahead and ask uh for a motion to approve items 7.1 through 7.42. >> A motion. >> I'll second. >> All right. Have a motion by board member Bertha Flores and a second by board member Fuentes. Any comments, questions? Hearing none. All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Hearing none. It is approved. 5. Thank you for that. It takes us to our administrative reports. Are there any questions regarding our um items 8.1 through 8.6? Okay. Hearing none, we'll jump to our

085updates. We do not have a facilities update this evening. Um so that takes us to our ACE update. Do we have an ACE update? No ACE update. All right. Uh no CSA update. Uh Mr. Mr. Bama let me know that he was going to u not h not have an update tonight since he did the reading of the sunshine proposal. Uh do we have a MAC update? >> No update. Excellent. All right. RO update. >> No >> meeting next week. >> Next week. Excellent. All right. We'll get an update at the next board meeting. >> Okay. This takes us to our superintendent communicate. Dr. Miranda. >> All right. Well, I think I'm going to break the momentum there. I just want to note that uh we did have Mike Williams here uh our financial advisor

086Nick Hurer and another colleague here that were here present to help with some of the financials. So, but no questions for them. Just want to acknowledge them for being here this evening. Thank you so much. I appreciate that. All right. So, I do have uh so I got three items, a rule of three all the time. And I want to start with uh an invitation to all of you. I've been I'm excited to announce uh and welcome back our community cabinet. Uh and so we're going to have our first community cabinet of the year on Wednesday, October 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. here at the 900 building. Uh and so I will deliver a short state of the district uh address uh share some highlights and talk about some of the district initiatives.

087You heard a lot of the great things that we're doing our district and really about the vision and serving with purpose together as one district. So, I'll be talking about that. I am honor honored to uh feature our director of child development, Melissa Williams. She's going to talk about our preschool and some of the great things and the early successes and how that early education is so important to our students. uh she'll share or will have parents share some parent testimonials and uh have some student insights. Also, we also have uh some of uh great students over at Sllover Child Development Center who will be here also represented. So, looking forward to that. And uh know we mentioned Mr. Sex who attended Footsteps of Freedom. He will be here too. He's our director of safety

088and security. uh and so uh we've asked him to provide inside look on how our district prepares for emergencies and uh partners with the local agencies. You know we have uh I think six seven cities that we partner with Colton Joy Unified widespread uh and so uh he has to work with the local law uh enforcement agencies like he did today uh and did an amazing job to ensure that our students are kept safe. uh firmmost and that's a priority for us. Uh and just doing a great job with that and our team. Uh and then also in the community cabinet, we're going to have uh special student performances. We love our Floorico group at Grand Tours High School uh and Bloomington high schools who will be performing uh as they've done in the past

089and so we look forward to their performances celebrating Hispanic Hispanic Heritage Month. So that's part of that. Uh we already have uh 60 RSVPs. Uh so we are looking for a great turnout. Can't wait to uh see everybody here. Uh just want to acknowledge that uh Katr for D communications and our communication uh specialist Eric uh uh Perez uh put a lot of the work into that and so just looking forward to that event. Another great event that we're going to have is our CETP meeting, our career technical education partnership. This is uh part of our vision since we really push career technical education. Uh so educational services is proud to host the upcoming career technical education partnership, CEP. Uh it's a showcase uh for innovation, student innovation, I might add, and their talent. We

090have a lot of talented students in our district. Uh and so we're going to see some great student demonstrations, projects across all our CTE programs in our district and uh opportunities for our elementary and middle school families to explore the wide variety that we offer, the pathways that we offer. We have amazing pathways in our school district at every single high school that uh you know you heard about our our heel uh and then of course the champs over at Colton High School because they are the champs over there culinary pathway. Uh so it's really a tremendous networking event for we currently have over 50 organizations that have signed up uh including our military branches because that's important colleges, technical schools, industry leaders, uh union leaders, uh IBW, our coverage and people like that. Uh

091and of course all our community partners. It's going to be a great event and great food. So I know all of you are going to come after I say this because we're going to have tacos. Tacos will be served to celebrate a students hard work and our pathway to success. So I know that got a lot of you. It's going to be at Colton High. So and it's going to be Tuesday, October 14th, uh at 5:00 and it's going to be a great evening of inspiration, connection, celebration uh as we build uh Colton here, brighter future for students serving to with purpose together as one district. And the last uh uh item that I have this evening uh for all of you is our unity day. This is a incredible day here in our district

092that we celebrate uh every year. Uh this year is uh Wednesday, October 15th, 2025. Uh so our amazing Colton Colton High School students um are starting decorating uh and they're painting one of our buses. We call it the CJSD kindness bus. Uh, and I just want to give thanks and to our partnerships with our transportation department. Thank you to Greg and his team. Uh, and what they do, the students will paint the bus, make it beautiful. And, uh, we travel across the district in the bus, uh, visiting, uh, many school sites, just sharing the message of kindness, and I know we need a lot of that, inclusion and acceptance. So, uh, our, uh, CTO, Jamal Boyce, uh, he puts on a show every year, so he's a great dancer. So, not to put him on

093the spot, but he, I'm sure he'll be out there, uh, dancing. And, and Mr. Fuentes, he'll be out there, too. Uh, so, uh, members of the board of education staff, everybody's invited along, uh, to ride along, uh, with the student service department, uh, and our ambassadors of kindness. Uh so the kindness bus this year will be visiting Rogers, McKinley, Terrace View, Cresmore, and the Zimmerman and Zimmerman uh elementary. So uh special thanks to Dr. Ortiz, his team, Director Kingston, uh Missy for leading this wonderful uh initiative that uh just spreads positivity across our district and ultimately uh unity uh together to serve our community best we can. So with that, uh, board president, that is, uh, my communicate this, uh, evening. Thank you. >> Thank you for that, Dr. Miranda. >> All right. Next on

094our agenda is board member comments. Um, we'll begin with board member Bertha Flores. >> Um, I just want to share that we've um I began the classroom visits um with Dr. Peterson. We visited quite uh two elementaryaries and we visited Colton Middle School. Um, I just want to say thank you teachers for opening your doors and principles for guiding us and showing us showing off your schools and your students. So, uh, I look forward to many more visits and um, and just uh provide feedback on on how the things that we see. uh Coloulton Middle School. Um we saw a lot of um you know we saw evidence of the training of um uh the uh thinking class thinking building thinking classrooms and that was very good to see because that is very very promising.

095Um and our our kids would benefit from that and you know we also visited uh Richie Canyon and Terrace you close by. So thank you again and have a good evening. >> Thank you board member Bertha Flores. Uh board member Sandaval. No comments. Okay. Board member Ibara. >> Okay. I just want to say that uh everybody who uh bleeds Dodger Blue, congratulations on the first round and we look forward to them uh doing the same thing to the Phillies uh starting this weekend. Um just want to say congratulations to Cone Joint Unified School District for uh the Golden Bell nomination, which is really excellent. And uh just want to take my hats off to all those who have uh made that possible. So just want to mention that like I think it's really important and

096uh it's something that we need to highlight, we need to show off and we need to put into our website and do everything once we get our hands on that. So all right. Thank you, >> Board Member Fuentes. >> Thank you, board president. So, first of all, I want to highlight the AI uh family uh workshop recessions that are coming up. I was here at the first one and it was amazing. Uh we had some parents that were very interested in that. I want to thank Jamal and I want to thank Dr. Clark uh and the team uh for bringing that to our parents because AI AI is here. So, we need to make sure that our parents are comfortable with it and how to use it with our students also. Excuse me. I was

097at the APAC meeting also this week or last week. My days are different. I I don't know if it's Friday or Thursday, but uh it's Monday today, I think. So, I was at the APAC meeting. That was amazing. Also, it was a great great meeting. We did have parents here that showed up. Uh it's an amazing opportunity. So, if you have not had the opportunity to come to the APAC meeting, I invite you to come. The next date, since I'm looking at this, is December 9th from 6:00 to 7:00 here, right here where we're at right now. So, if you have not been to the APAC meeting, I invite you to come. Also, uh yesterday, my day off from work, but not my day off from uh CJUSD. I was at Grimes Elementary for their

098PBIS, uh welcome welcoming students in the morning. Uh I had teach there were teachers, school principal, Miss Dr. uh they were out there in these uh inflatables, you know, where you dress up like a dragon or a Pikachu or whatever. And we had a lot of teachers participating. I was dressed as a cowboy uh because I was going to and then I'll share that in a little bit. So, I was heading out to Colton Middle for something there, too. But I was out there. It was exciting to see the kids come in. They were like amazed to see these uh inflatables out there. So, it was a fun fun fun thing. From there, I jumped over to Jobaka Middle School where they had I think it's Stelling Crew or Web Crew, kids giving out pencils

099and keychains and granola bars and stuff as they were welcoming students in the morning, which was very exciting to see, too. So, it it it's just an awesome thing that was going on at the school. And from there, I headed out to Colton Middle School where they during lunch, they had the uh celebration of the Hispanic Hedri Month. And so we were playing some music. Kids were dancing. They were singing. I got to sing to the kids. I had a fan club of kids out there. They wanted they were listening. They were yelling. We're doing the whole, you know, the whole me Mexican thing out there, you know, and uh they were having a lots of fun. And that just, you know, a lot of the kids came up to me and they said, you

100know, Mr. Fuentes, thank you. Thank you for coming out and livening up our lunchtime and bringing some of that fun out there. They did have their uh store open also. So any of the kids that got points and stuff were able to buy things from the store, the the uh Falcons, right? I'm I'm messing up now. From the Falcon store. And so they had a lot a lots of fun. So I enjoyed it. And thank you to the ladies. There was some young ladies that worked, I guess, in the office. They brought me uh ice cream and water. And I was like, "Yes, I love that." And uh so and one of the nutritions ladies sneaked a tamal uh to me and because nutrition now does tamales for the kids and that tamal was really

101good. Trust me it was good. So I got a tamal and I got some chocolate milk which was perfect. I felt like a kid back in middle school. So that was exciting to do. And we also had a great great time at the fal with the uh raccoons, excuse me, Roger raccoons. Uh Amazon actually donated backpacks and school supplies to the raccoons out there and we had such such fun out there. I mean, it was amazing. Amazing. We had eyewitness news out there. We had our PR people out there doing all this. And someone sent me a picture uh earlier today. I didn't know I was on the news when I'm yelling with the kids because we're having fun and all of that. And uh someone sent me a picture of me and he says,

102"I saw a celebrity on TV." And I'm like I'm like, "What's this?" And it was a picture of me with the kids on Eyewitness News. So that was fun. That was an amazing time. I want to thank Amazon. If they're listening or anyone that participates with Amazon, thank you. Thank you. because they did donate almost 300 boxes of supplies. And so that's a lot. There was two of those uh electric Amazon trucks that delivered uh the products to them and we had our Chief Vega from Colton PD unloading the trucks and our police officers unloading the trucks which was fun. So it was an awesome time to to do that. There's many, many great things happening here at Colton Joint Unified from our elementary schools to our kindergarten to our preschools to our middle schools

103and to our high schools. And I commend each and every one of the teachers, administration, everybody that works at all of our sites, custodians, safety, it commend you for the work that you're doing because it's always said that it takes a village to raise a kid. But remember that if we can't raise them the right way, they will come back and burn it. And that's how it ends. And I think Dr. Miranda and I learned that, right? Yeah. We were at a session where we learned the end of that. But you know something, here at CJUSD, we're teaching them the right way. Because like today, we saw Jordan, who was a product of our district, come back as a safety officer, and now you can see what he is doing with the kids over at

104Terrace. Terrace Terrace Middle, right? Terrace Middle, man. Like I said, I don't know if it's Monday or Thursday, but you know something, it's exciting. And if Jordan, if you're listening, where's my glasses? All right, guys. Have a great one. Enjoy. Enjoy your weekend also. Thank you. >> Thank you, board member Fuentes. Uh I don't have any public comments or any comments tonight and so we'll go ahead and uh adjourn into close session. Thank you all for joining us this evening and you're welcome to stick around or not. That's up to you, but we will catch you guys on the on the back end of close session. Thanks. convene uh our open session here and we'll begin with item uh 12.1 which is our student discipline and revocation. There was one student discipline item presented in

105close session. Is there a motion to uphold the expulsion order as presented? >> So moved by board member Fuentes. Is there a second? >> Second. All right. I have a motion by board member Fuentes and a second by board member bar to uphold the expulsion as presented. All those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Hearing none. It is approved. 40 zero. Um the board upheld the expulsion order uh for one student discipline item that was presented and the student is new to the district. And just apologize, Mr. Uh, Miss Medina should have noted at the onset of the opening of this um session, Miss Sandaval did not participate in close session. She had she had to leave. So, it was just the four of us. All right. Item 12.2. This is

106our personal public employee appointment discipline dismissal release item. On a motion by board member Fuentes and seconded by board member Bertha Flores and carried on a 40 vote, the board approved the uh appointments as presented in item 12.2. And that is all that we have for our readout. So, we'll go ahead and adjourn this meeting. Everybody get home safe.